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Langdon Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Sponsored academy
Sussex Road, East Ham, London E6 2PS · langdonacademy.org · 020 8471 2411
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Newham 51.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,026
- 83% of 2,430 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.7%
- First language not English
- 53.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Brampton Manor Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 170 families put the school first and 289 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 289 | 170 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 295 | 162 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 313 | 179 | 0.6 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 276 | 195 | 0.7 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 313 | 137 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.5, and 58.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newham it was 51.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% the higher standard. Across Newham it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.93 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.2 | −0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 31.9 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 21.3 | +3.7 |
| Employment | 0.3 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Langdon Academy was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 49
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied